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Letters Paftent N 93,648, dated August I0, 1869.

- IMPROVEMENT IN" SAW-SET.`

The Schedule rexerred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same,

To all whom yit may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN B. TYLER, of W arren, in the county of Trumbull, and` State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Sets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the same, reti. crence being had to the accompanying drawings, making part ot' this speciiicatioii, in which- 'Figure 1 is a side view of the set. A

Figure 2, a topview.

Figure 3, a vertical section.

Like lett-ers of reference refer to like parts in the dilirent views.

This invent-ion relates to a saw-set, the construction and arrangement of which being such that the saw is held so that it cannotspring 'while being set; also being susceptible of adjustment, so that very iine and coarse saws can be set with the same implement.

F, lig. 3, is the hammer, thelower end or stem, G, ot' which is rounded and fitted closely in a hole or socket, H, sunk in the shank. In the bottom of said hole a spring, G", whereby thehammcr isr thrown back after the blow is given upon it for setting thev saw-tooth.

It will be observed that the face al of the hammer is angular, thereby corresponding to the shape of the saw-tooth.

' Having thus described the construction and arrangement of the saw-set, the practical operation ot the same is' as follows, viz:

The saw is placed transversely between the jaws B C, so that thcteeth of the same will range under the hammerjat the point a, tig. 1.

The guide I) adjusted so that the points ot' the teeth will touch it, thereby bringing each tooth equally The degree of set to be given is regulated by the` adjusting-screw'I, on which lthe back ofthe saw rests. p

Thus, Vit' much set is required, the screw is turned down, thereby adjusting the saw, so that it will be depressed, more or less, from the horizontal line l), and as indicated by the vdotted line e.

The-amount ot' set 'being determined, the screws J K are then turned down near to the saw, leaving it freeto slide between them, but without anyY vertical movement.

The saw thus adjusted, Ithe hammer is then given a smart. blow with a mallet, forcing itdown upon the tooth beneath, which will thereby receive the proper degree of set.

The hammer is forced back by the resiliency of the spring (lr, and the saw moved along anothertooth, and .so 4on until the teeth are all set, which will 4be equally alike, as each tooth is adjusted 4under the hammer to the same extent, and thereby must have a uniformity throughout. j

It will be obvious that by' this device all the teeth will and must have aunitbrmit-y of set not attainable by the use of the ordinary set.

What I 'claim as myimprovement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l`he combination ofthe two jaws, Baud C, having Ytheir Aset-screws J, ,Kand I, adjusting-gauge D, and

hammer-set F, when constructed and arranged together, to form a saw-set, substantie-ll)T as described.

V NATHAN B. TYLER. Witnesses J. H. Bijnamen, E. E. \VAITE. 

